David Bailey specialises in competition and EU law.
David has appeared in a number of notable competition cases at the Bar. He is currently instructed in several high-profile damages actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, including the claims for damages in Meta, Qualcomm, Loyalty Penalties, Trucks, FX and RoRo. Since 2015, David has been Standing Counsel to the Competition and Markets Authority. He has appeared, both led and unled, for the CMA, including in the investigations into Google AdTech and appeals against the CMA’s decisions in Phenytoin, Liothyronine, Hydrocortisone and Microsoft/Activison Blizzard. He is also acting for Bank of America and Meta in challenging the European's Commission decisions in the European Government Bonds cartel and Facebook Marketplace.
David won the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards as Competition Junior of the Year in 2020 and 2023.
David is the co-author of Whish and Bailey’s Competition Law (11th edition, 2024). He is also a Professor of Practice in Competition Law at King's College London.
Year of call: England and Wales: 2012; New York: 2003; Ireland: 2018
King’s College London (1997-2000 LLB and AKC); Harvard University (2000-01 LLM).